Ohio State Route 45

State Route 45
Route of SR 45 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	96.62 mi[1] (155.49 km)
Existed:	1924 – present
Major junctions
South end:	SR 7 / SR 39 in Wellsville
	I‑90 near Ashtabula
North end:	SR 531 near Ashtabula
Location
Counties:	Columbiana, Mahoning, Trumbull, Ashtabula
Highway system
Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SR 44 SR 46 →

State Route 45 (SR 45) is a north–south state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the State Route 7/State Route 39 concurrency in Wellsville, and its northern terminus is at State Route 531 about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Ashtabula.

History

• 1924 – Original route established;^[2] originally routed from Lisbon to Geneva along its current route from Lisbon to 1½ miles south of Salem, from 1½ miles south of Salem to 1½ miles north of Salem on a currently unnumbered road, along its current route from 1½ miles north of Salem to North Bloomfield, from North Bloomfield to Windsor on a currently unnumbered road, and from Windsor to Geneva along current State Route 534.^[3]
• 1931 – By this time, rerouted from North Bloomfield to Orwell along a previously unnumbered road, and from Orwell to Windsor along U.S. Route 322; original routing from North Bloomfield to Windsor decertified.^[3]
• 1932 – Extended to Wellsville along the former alignment of State Route 153 from Wellsville to West Point, and along U.S. Route 30 (formerly State Route 5 before 1926) from West Point to Lisbon.^[3]
• 1938 – Rerouted north from Orwell to its current northern terminus; former alignment from Windsor to Geneva certified as State Route 534.^[3]
• 1976 – Routed around Salem on newly completed bypass (southwest portion completed in 1972; bypass certified as State Route 45B in 1974).^[3]
• 1997 – From Lisbon to State Route 558 upgraded to divided highway.^[3]

Route 45 in Rock Creek, Ashtabula

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Columbiana	Wellsville	0.00	0.00	SR 7 / SR 39	SR 45 begins at westbound exit ramp from SR 7 / SR 39 concurrency
	Madison Township	8.95	14.40	US 30 to SR 11	SR 45 joins US 30 westbound; US 30 joins SR 11 to the east 0.10 mi.
		9.78	15.74	SR 518	SR 518 ends to the south (northern terminus).
	Lisbon	14.80	23.82	SR 154	Eastern terminus of US 30/SR 45/SR 154 concurrency; SR 154 continues east (Lincoln Way).
		15.34	24.69	US 30 SR 154 SR 164 SR 517	US 30 continues west (Lincoln Way); SR 154 begins concurrent to the east (western terminus); SR 164 joins from the south; SR 517 begins concurrent to the north (Market Street) (western terminus).
		15.69	25.25	SR 164 / SR 517	SR 164/SR 517 leave concurrent to the northeast (Lee Street).
	Salem Township	20.73	33.36	SR 558	SR 558 begins to the northeast (western terminus).
	Salem	24.50	39.43	South Lincoln Avenue	Former routing of SR 45
	Perry Township	25.68	41.33	SR 9	New Garden Road
		26.91	43.31	US 62 / SR 173	US 62 joins from the west (Salem-Alliance Road)
		27.32	43.97	SR 14	Benton Road
		29.09	46.82	SR 14 Temporary	Interchange; eastern terminus of SR 14 Temporary
		29.34	47.22	US 62	US 62 leaves to the east.
Mahoning	Goshen Township / Green Township	30.60	49.25	SR 165	South Range Road
	Ellsworth Township	36.15	58.18	US 224	Akron-Canfield Road
	Jackson Township	40.78	65.63	CR 18	Formerly part of SR 18 (Mahoning Avenue)
Trumbull	Lordstown	44.56	71.71	I‑80 / Ohio Turnpike via Hallock Young Road
	Warren	51.08	82.21	US 422 / SR 169	SR 169 begins east (western terminus) concurrent with US 422 (Market Street NW)
	Champion Township	54.36	87.48	SR 5 / SR 82	Interchange
		56.67	91.20	SR 305	Center Street
	Bristol Township	62.30	100.26	SR 88	Greenville Road
	Bloomfield Township	67.45	108.55	SR 87	Kinsman Road NW
Ashtabula	Orwell	72.53	116.73	US 322
	Rome Township	77.38	124.53	US 6
	Austinburg Township	89.05	143.31	SR 307
		90.07	144.95	I-90	I-90 exit 223
	Saybrook Township	92.45	148.78	SR 84	S. Ridge Road West
		93.48	150.44	US 20	N. Ridge Road West
		96.62	155.49	SR 531	Lake Road West
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams".
2. Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson Archived May 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
3. Route 45 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson Archived December 21, 2004, at the Wayback Machine.